it does force us to deal with budget cuts. it forces us to deal with the $16.40 trillion debt. if we're dealing with sequestration or whether we're dealing with budget cuts, it does force pressurization. if we're not working every day as lawmakers or you within the administration to make sure we're easing the pain of these cuts wherever they may fall within -- whether it is within defense or housing or education, we're not doing right by our constituents and by our country. i want to speak quickly to frustration. these are not making sense at a time when we're forced to prioritize, we're forced to be looking to spending reductions. this is what is going on in my state of alaska with the back door run on the air force base. we are essentially looking at our fiscal year cr level. we have this committee's direction to postpone for structure proposals until the commission report back in 2014. we have a first-year cost on this proposal, of $5.60 million. the fact that the same move was rejected in 2005 get the air force is moving forward with its plan. just last week they held four